diff --git a/geonode/security/tests.py b/geonode/security/tests.py
index 5ed759ca456..115eb6f8012 100644
--- a/geonode/security/tests.py
+++ b/geonode/security/tests.py
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ def test_dataset_upload_with_time(self):
         self.assertIsNotNone(name)
         ws = gs_catalog.get_workspace(workspace)
         self.assertIsNotNone(ws)
-        _gs_dataset_store = saved_dataset.store
+        _gs_dataset_store = saved_dataset.store or 'geonode_data'
         if not _gs_dataset_store:
             saved_dataset.alternate = f"{workspace}:boxes_with_date"
             _gs_dataset = gs_catalog.get_layer(saved_dataset.alternate.replace(".shp", ""))